Resource overlap between wild bees and honeybees on Giannutri Island. Credit: Current Biology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.02.048 Researchers from the University of Florence and University of Pisa ...

Bees and other pollinators have been on the decline for years, and experts blame a combination of factors: insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. A ...

Wild honeybees in Europe have just been officially declared endangered for the first time. This decision, made by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), signals a major shift in ...

Domestic honeybees (Apis mellifera) help with pollinating crops worldwide, but they also compete with wild bees for nectar resources. Photograph by Ingo Arndt, Nat Geo Image Collection Since 2018, ...

A research team has investigated the importance of limestone quarries for wild bee conservation. Diverse landscapes with good connectivity between quarries and calcareous grasslands proved to be ...

he global decline of wild bee populations is alarming. Landscapes characterised by intensive agriculture offer hardly any suitable habitats. Isolated local efforts are often not enough to counteract ...

A native wild bee sanctuary in Co Wicklow has said it will struggle to stay open beyond the end of the month if it cannot ...

Several wildlife species across the world are now moving toward endangerment or extinction as their habitats are slowly beginning to disappear due to various reasons. Some of the most common causes of ...

Bernie Paquette was easy to identify among the people enjoying Richmond’s Volunteers Green on a sunny spring afternoon. Amid the sunbathers, dog walkers and Frisbee players in the park, the wild bee ...

There’s a new threat to declining bee populations. CT experts warn of parasites and more.

Bees and other pollinators have been on the decline for years, and experts blame a combination of factors: insecticides, parasites, disease, climate change and lack of a diverse food supply. A ...